not being distant in time, space, or significance
my birthday is close to Christmasa shopping mall that is very close to the highwaythese words are close synonyms
the state of being in a very personal or private relationship
the closeness of their relationship was a matter of intense speculation among their coworkers
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Recent Examples of close
Adjective
Charlotte and Raffi see these minor challenges—and their ability to work through them—as proof of how close all of the friends have become.—Rhaina Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2025 Ivanka Trump may live among us in Miami Beach, but don’t get too close.—Madeleine Marr, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2025
Verb
Gates for the Colonial Country Club open at 6:30 a.m. daily and close 30 minutes after play.—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025 The gap closed, and Wehrlein’s car ended up sideways.—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Adverb
Many thriving long-term couples maintain certain boundaries that, counterintuitively, bring them closer.—Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025 In the first of Trier’s films to operate as a family portrait instead of a more focused individual profile, the Borg house will come to assume the gravity of a dying star that gives meaning to the constellation of people who are pulled ever closer towards its orbit.—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
Noun
As Memorial Day approaches and National Military Appreciation Month comes to a close, here’s a timely fact: the largest private funder of veteran employment in the United States is a video game.—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 22 May 2025 Haase, like Pollard, kept in contact with Vaughn after their days at KU came to a close.—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for close
The 124th Running of The Dinner Party Stakes A crowded field turned toward the final stretch of the 1 1/8-mile turf run, the last race before the evening’s main event, before Fort Washington pulled away with Cash Equity surging.
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Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
Instead of calling bringing employees back into crowded offices, the administration should be using telework as a way to close the budget shortfall, said Service Employees International Union Local 1000, in a Thursday statement.
The Horned Frogs gave up two late runs in a narrow 2-1 loss to Arizona in the championship game of the Big 12 Tournament on Saturday night at Globe Life Field.
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Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 May 2025
The Formula 1 season moves to its most iconic venue this weekend, with the eighth round of the championship taking place around the narrow streets of Monaco.
Caltech's intimate size and intense focus on scientific research and engineering create exceptional outcomes for graduates, particularly those entering technology and research sectors.
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Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
How to visit Deep inside the park is Ultima Thule, an intimate safari-style lodge accommodating 14 guests across five cabins.
The review process is careful for a reason – and perhaps the only real method of speeding it up is the one Zeldin has proposed: reassigning staff so there are more people to share the work.
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Jeffrey Gore,
The Conversation,
14 May 2025
Hillman and the department urged residents in the area to be extra careful this time of year.
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Brooke Baitinger,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2025
Prices were accurate at the time of publication but may change.
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Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
To be more accurate, residents in 69 towns rolled out their trash bins every week and never thought about where it was headed and one town received it all.
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